A 60-Year-Old Man With a Malignant Tumor of the Upper Airway and Unexplained Respiratory Failure

Ewald, Frank W.; Scherff, A.

doi:10.1378/chest.111.1.239

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“…Cardiac involvement by metastatic neoplasms is found in 6 to 20% of autopsied patients who had malignant neoplasms (12). The most commonprimary malignancies encountered, in order of decreasing frequency, are lung, nonsolid primaries (lymphoma and leukemia), breast, stomach, skin, liver and colon (13).…”

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Successful Resection of Intracardiac Invasive Thymoma with Right Ventricular Inflow Tract Occlusion.

et al. 2000

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A 72-year-old man presenting with the superior vena cava syndromeand intracardiac mass wasadmitted to our hospital. The mass was resected and confirmed to be invasive thymoma. Three years later, he was re-admitted with recurrence into the intracardiac space without any changes in the anterior mediastinum mass. The mass occupied the right atrial cavity and protruded into the right ventricle, causing right ventricular inflow tract obstruction. He underwent re-operation and irradiation. His postoperative course was uneventful, and he has remained alive. Invasive thymomawith intracardiac extension is extremely rare.

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Successful Resection of Intracardiac Invasive Thymoma with Right Ventricular Inflow Tract Occlusion.

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“…Cardiac involvement at autopsy has been described in 6% to 20% of patients with malignant neoplasms. 2 The lungs have been reported to be the most common primary origin of metastatic neoplasms, followed by nonsolid neoplasms such as lymphoma or leukemia and tumors of the liver and colon, respectively. 3 The epicardium is the most commonly involved site, followed by the myocardium and the endocardium.…”

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Metastatic adenocarcinoma involving the right ventricle and pulmonary artery leading to right heart failure: case report

Karabağ¹,

Arslan

Yakisan

et al. 2017

Sao Paulo Med. J.

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CONTEXT: Obstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract due to metastatic disease is rare. Clinical recognition of cardiac metastatic tumors is rare and continues to present a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. CASE REPORT: We present the case of a patient who had severe respiratory insufficiency and whose clinical examinations revealed a giant tumor mass extending from the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery. We discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic options. CONCLUSION: In patients presenting with acute right heart failure, right ventricular masses should be kept in mind. Transthoracic echocardiography appears to be the most easily available, noninvasive, costeffective and useful technique in making the differential diagnosis. RESUMO CONTEXTO:A obstrução da via de saída do ventrículo direito devido a doença metastática é rara. O reconhecimento clínico de tumores cardíacos metastáticos é raro e continua a apresentar um desafio diagnóstico e terapêutico. RELATO DO CASO: Apresentamos o caso de um paciente com insuficiência respiratória grave e cujos exames clínicos revelaram massa de tumor gigante, estendendo-se desde o ventrículo direito até a artéria pulmonar. Discutimos as opções diagnósticas e terapêuticas. CONCLUSÃO: Em pacientes com insuficiência cardíaca direita aguda, massas do ventrículo direito devem ser mantidas em mente. Ecocardiografia transtorácica parece ser a técnica mais facilmente disponível, não invasiva, custo-efetiva e útil no diagnóstico diferencial. I MD. Associate Professor,

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Systematic Review: Cardiac Metastasis of Lingual Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Kerndt

Nessel

Bills

et al. 2021

Spartan Medical Research Journal

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From this review, a total of 28 studies met inclusion criteria and received an OCEBM Level 4 evidence designation. Thirty-one patients were identified with cardiac metastasis from LSCC. Shortness of breath (29.0%) and chest pain (29.0%) were the most common presenting symptoms, and pericardial effusion (29.2%) and right ventricular outflow tract obstruction (25.0%) were the predominant echocardiogram findings. Cardiac metastases most often presented in the right ventricle (56.7%), followed by the left ventricle (43.3%). Palliative intervention (68.2%) or chemotherapy (40.9%) were typically implemented as treatments. All sample patients expired within one year of metastatic cancer diagnosis in cases that reported mortality outcomes. CONCLUSIONSPatients presenting with shortness of breath, tachycardia, and a history of squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue may indicate evaluation for LSCC cardiac metastasis. Although LSCC cardiac metastases typically favor the right and left ventricles, they are not exclusive to these sites. Palliative care may be indicated as treatment due to high mortality and overall poor outcomes from current interventions.

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A 60-Year-Old Man With a Malignant Tumor of the Upper Airway and Unexplained Respiratory Failure

Cited by 3 publications

References 8 publications

Successful Resection of Intracardiac Invasive Thymoma with Right Ventricular Inflow Tract Occlusion.

Successful Resection of Intracardiac Invasive Thymoma with Right Ventricular Inflow Tract Occlusion.

Metastatic adenocarcinoma involving the right ventricle and pulmonary artery leading to right heart failure: case report

Systematic Review: Cardiac Metastasis of Lingual Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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